Welcome to the Worldwide Greathead family my One-Name Study

The information in this website covers all occurrences of the surname GREATHEAD worldwide, as opposed to a particular pedigree. It also contains the variants GREATHED, GREATED, GRATEHEAD, GREATHEED and GREETHEAD. One day maybe I will discover that we are all related

Harold did not serve in the forces during WW1 due in part to poor eyesight and remained in Cape Town throughout the war period. His first job in South Africa was with a theatrical company and after a few months whilst in Kimberley, he was personally invited to join Kodak in Cape Town via a newspaper advertisement for a travelling salesman, he became renowned in that field. In 1922, the year of the strike, Harold and Marie moved to Johanesburg, to which he had been transfered to open the first branch of Kodak.1,10,4 He married Marie JohannaEksteen on 16 April 1918 in Dutch Reform Church, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, Maria worked for Kodak.1 Harold died on 12 September 1942 in South Africa aged 64 Cancer of the throat after three years of illness; he died in bed while still working for Kodak.1,4

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